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Boots and Saddles or, Life in Dakota with General Custer
by Custer, Elizabeth B.; Stewart, Jane R. (Introduction)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1913. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair. General George Custer's wife recounts her adventures alongside her husband in late-19th-century frontier America, the only woman who always rode with the regiment (Army of the Potomac). Her work provides a unique glimpse into what it was like to be a woman in the wilds of the rapidly expanding country, as well as offers a different portrait of Custer--as a husband & as a man--than is usually portrayed in history books. In 316 pages with glossy frontispiece of General Custer, extracts of Custer's letters appended. Orig. published in 1885, this is a later edition with the updated 1913 copyright (First, thus). Hardcover 12mo has blue-green cloth over boards stamped with worn gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing to extremities, both hinges cracked. The map showing portions of Montana & Dakota (not yet divided into North & South) & pp1-2 are completely loosened. Else, text block secure, overall very clean, pages moderately tanned, but unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021948
- Title
- Boots and Saddles or, Life in Dakota with General Custer
- Author
- Custer, Elizabeth B.; Stewart, Jane R. (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- WOMEN FEMALE WIVES WEST FRONTIER UNITED STATES AMERICA ADVENTURE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN MASSACRE SOLDIERS LITTLE BIG HORN GENERAL ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
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- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA; Americana-Regional History;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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